Transcript Tips for IEP Meetings - Burke County Public Schools

TIPS FOR IEP MEETINGS
Presented By:
Marsha Holleman
Jenny Kurzer
Nancy Simmons
Lauren Whitson
BEFORE THE MEETING
Schedule date with appropriate team
members(including LEA, regular education
teacher, related service providers, behavior
specialists, school psychologist, etc.)
 Review student progress (print out of grades, test
scores, regular education teacher input,
attendance, discipline data)
 Give transition assessments for students 14+
 Draft IEP and send home to parents 5 days in
advance.
 Prepare an agenda if needed
 Accumulate needed paperwork for meeting such
as minutes, parent handbook, and drafted forms.

DURING THE MEETING
 Ask
someone to take minutes of the
meeting.
 Introductions of team members
 Give Handbook on Parents’ Rights
 Ask the parent to sign the invitation,
if not signed already
 Review the purpose of the meeting
DURING THE MEETING (CON’T)
 Review
each section of the forms with
input from the team. Make sure to
document parent concerns and visions for
the student.
 Complete the DEC 5, Prior Written Notice
 Make sure all signature pages are signed
by everyone
 Give parent copies or plan to send home
later.
AFTER THE MEETING
 Make
sure all forms are finalized in
EASYIEP
 Send copies of paperwork home to
parents, if not already given.
 Complete a CECAS form
 Give Accommodation Review forms to
Data Manager at your school
 Update teachers with new information
about classroom accommodations and
goals, etc.
REMINDERS
 Use
language that parents understand,
clearly defining acronyms, etc.
 If the team decides to add/drop a related
service a reevaluation is required.
 Support a change in placement with
detailed data!!!
 Review guidelines for change in
placement on our EC website.
REMINDERS (CON’T)
 Plan
ahead and plan to meet early!
 LIVE meetings are encouraged.
 If a student is taking EXTEND 1, there
needs to be objectives listed in IEP.
 If a student is taking NCEXTEND 2,
competency goals need to be listed in the
IEP.
 Make sure to address the justification
statement if a student takes an alternate
assessment (EXTEND 1 or 2)
RESOURCES AVAILABLE ON EC WEBSITE
 Tips
for IEP Meetings
 Sample agenda
 Sample DEC 5
 Accommodation/Modification sheet
 IEP Guide for Writing Present Levels